Asalaam Alaikum and Greetings,

Early Eid Mubarak! Please see below for a short list of Eid Dates in the Bay Area.

Current travel plans include Portland, OR and Seattle, WA for next week. If anyone will be up that way, please drop me a line.

The current FULL issue of AtifsList with all detailed event listings has now been posted on the website. If you wish to receive the FULL version of AtifsList with all events details, please subscribe directly at: groups.yahoo.com .

AtifsList is now on Facebook. If you ever wanted to go to an event but did not know who else was going, then AtifsList & Facebook might be able to help. One proposed use would be to try and gather & coordinate people to attend the various events from a central focal point. Give it a try and lets see what happens.

Forward/share as you see fit.

Thank you,
Atif www.atifslist.com | www.norcalcouncil.org groups.yahoo.com www.facebook.com (AtifsList on Facebook)


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REPEATING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS


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Free Classes with Zaytuna Scholars
The Lighthouse Mosque, 4606 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA www.facebook.com | [email protected]

The Lighthouse Mosque at 4606 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Oakland is hosting free classes with Zaytuna's scholars. All are welcome. For more info email [email protected] .

Tafsir and Qur'anic Sciences with Imam Zaid Shakir
Wednesdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm (Nov. 14 - Dec. 19)

Selections from the Sirah with Ustadh Abdullah Ali
Saturdays, 3:00pm - 5:00pm (Nov. 17 - Dec. 22)

Beginners Tajweed with Qari Amar Bellaha
Mondays and Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm (Nov. 12 - Dec. 20)


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Hayward Halaqahs
Fridays, 7:15 pm
185 Folsom Road, Hayward, CA 94544 www.facebook.com | www.haywardhalaqah.com www.facebook.com

Hayward Halaqah hosts a different event/topic/speaker every week. Anywhere from 75-300 attend on a weekly basis. Free and open to all.


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Aliens in America - TV Program
Mondays, 8:30 P.M.
CW Television Station cwtv.com | [email protected] www.facebook.com www.mediaandislam.com | www.slate.com (Reviews)

Aliens in America is an American situation comedy about a Wisconsin homemaker who arranges to host a foreign exchange student, believing the visitor will help her shy son become more popular. When the student turns out to be a Muslim teenager from Pakistan, her plans go awry.

Justin Tolchuk is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to make it through the social nightmare of high school in Medora, Wisconsin, with the help of his well-meaning mom Franny, aspiring-entrepreneur dad Gary, and his popular sister Claire, who is sweetly unaware of how good-looking she is. When Franny signs up for the school's international exchange student program, she pictures an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen who will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son. However, when the Tolchuk's exchange student arrives, he turns out to be Raja Musharaff, a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim. Despite the cultural chasm between them, Justin and Raja quickly develop an unlikely friendship that just might allow them to navigate the minefield that is contemporary high school. It's going to be a very interesting year for Raja, Justin, his family and the entire population of Medora.

The full episodes can be seen on their website.


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CALL FOR STORIES from Muslim Women
[email protected]

Warm greetings!

We are excited to announce an upcoming anthology on dating and courtship stories by American Muslim women. If you know of or are an American Muslim woman with a compelling story to tell, we want to hear it! Please see the attached pdf (or text below) for detailed information on submitting your pitch by January 15, 2008.

We are committed to highlighting a diversity of voices, including, but not limited to: orthodox, cultural and secular views, all racial and ethnic backgrounds, disabled, single, married, divorced and widowed women.

Please forward this widely within your personal networks, to literary listservs, and academic networks.

Thank you,
Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi
Co-Editors
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Announcing a call for non-fiction, personal stories by American Muslim women on courtship and/or dating to be published in an anthology. We are looking for talented writers to pitch well-written, surprising and compelling anecdotes for a book on loving and looking for love while Muslim.

~ WHY A BOOK ABOUT COURTSHIP/DATING?

There is a stereotype about Muslim women out there that does not show them as the thinking, feeling, lively people with loving hearts and independent minds that we know them to be. Partially, this is because there just aren& #700;t enough real-life stories about Muslim women being told by Muslim women themselves. The purpose of this collection is to take control of our narrative by telling our own stories, emphasizing the humanity we all share and celebrating the quirks that make us unique. We hope to do that through stories about courtship/dating, as these rituals exist in every societal context as the search for a partner is universal. We're excited at the prospect of amplifying the voices of American Muslim women. If you think such perspectives need to be heard too, we invite you to contribute your story!

~ DETAILS

Stories must be auto-biographical and written by American Muslim women, either born in and/or predominantly raised in the United States. We are looking for contributors who identify as American and as Muslim, whether by birth or conversion, and who reflect a broad range of religious perspectives, from orthodox to cultural to secular. Write about a transformative episode that defined your courtship/dating experience. Think about the epiphany, the crystallizing moment: At what point in your life did your religious identity play a role in your search for a partner? Did other factors, such as ethnicity, race, class, etc. merge or collide with your religious identity? We want real-life stories rich with details so they read like fiction. We want more story-telling and less essay-like commentary.

~ Diversity: Contributions are welcome from Muslim women of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, born and convert Muslims, Sunnis/Shiites, disabled, single, engaged, married, divorced, or widowed.

In order for your story to be considered, please send us the following information by Tuesday, January 15th:

~ Your full name ~ Age ~ Your geographic location ~ E-mail address or phone number ~ Ethnic/racial background ~ Whether Muslim by birth or conversion ~ A 300-500 word pitch describing the highlights of your story.

All responses will be treated as confidential. Pitches will be selected based on their literary merit. You already know what makes good writing: humor, drama, irony, triumph, and focus. Bring your anecdote to life with vivid characterization, plot, and surprising real-life details. Draw us in and leave us craving more of your story! Contact us: Please send your pitch and all other inquiries to: [email protected] . Notification: We hope to make our selections by February 15, 2008. Final stories will be due May 1, 2008. Stories should range between 1,500 and 4,000 words. All submissions may not be accepted, but every submission will be considered.

Editorial Team:
~Ayesha A. Mattu is an American Muslim of Pakistani heritage, a writer and human rights consultant living in San Francisco, CA.
~Nura Maznavi a Sri Lankan-American Muslim and civil rights lawyer based in San Francisco, CA.
~Safir Ahmed is a book editor and editorial consultant residing in San Francisco, CA. He is the former Editor of AlterNet and was a journalist for more than 20 years, both in the mainstream daily press and the alternative press. His most recently edited books on social and political issues, include: "Crashing The Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics" by Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas Zuniga; "How Would a Patriot Act?" by Glenn Greenwald; and "Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision" by George Lakoff.


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The Place of Culture in Islam ... being an American Muslim today with Br. Hisham Mahmoud
Saturday: Dec 15th after Isha'a @ 8:15PM
MCA Banquet Hall, Santa Clara, CA www.mcabayarea.org | [email protected]

MCA Dawah Presents: Br. Hisham Mahmoud is an Arabic lecturer at Princeton who is working towards completing his Masters at UCLA in Islamic Studies. He has taught Arabic at UCLA, Middlebury, and Yale University, and has translated and edited several classical Arabic works on issues pertaining to ethics, philosophy, and jurisprudence. For Brothers & Sisters. Babysitting Will be Provided.


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Muslim Women in America: Reconciling belief with American Citizenship by Bhawanna Kamil
Sunday, December 16, 2007 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
MCA Board Room, Santa Clara, CA www.mcabayarea.org | [email protected]


MCA Women's Tea and Social.


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Bangladesh Cyclone Relief Fundraiser
December 16, 2007; Noon-Lunch
Chandni Restaurant, 5748 Mowry School Rd, Newark, California
Nizar Ahmed | [email protected] | 510.673.3711 | www.irw.org

I?m sure many of you are well aware that the Western coast of Bangladesh was struck by a catastrophic cyclone on November 15th. It?s been two weeks and the country is still struggling to recover from the staggering damage estimated at $450 million. As of today, 3,447 people have been found dead, over 2,000 people are missing, 2.5 million people are displaced from their homes and the death toll is expected to reach 10,000 dead. Needless to say, they need our help.

Islamic Relief, a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to international relief and development, has responded by dispatching ground teams to various disaster sites in Bangladesh, along with sanitary kit, food, and temporary shelters. On December 16th, Islamic Relief is holding a fundraiser lunch event in support of the Bangladeshi cyclone victims at Chandni Restaurant in Fremont. Please help support our cause in providing relief to this devastation by attending this event. Tickets are $20 per person. If you?re unable to attend, but would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please call Nizar Ahmed at 510-673-3711 or you can mail it to me before the date of the event. You can also feel free to donate online at www.irw.org .

Thank you for your time and support.

(Thank you Nizar!)


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The Kite Runner - AMILA Movie Night (Tentative)
Sunday, December 16, 2007, Time: TBD
S.F. Bay Area, CA www.facebook.com | sf.amila.org | [email protected]

Join AMILA to see the new movie Kite Runner on Sunday, December 16, 2007 in the San Francisco area. Exact theater and time TBA.

UPCOMING AMILA EVENTS:

~Saturday, January 12, 2008 Speaker: Imam Faheem Shuaibe, Masjid Waritheen


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Eid Ul Adha
December 19-21, 2007
S.F. Bay Area, CA www.atifslist.com/?page_id=34


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Muslim Christmas Eve
Monday, December 24, 2007, 6:30pm - 11:00pm
Stanford Movie Theater, Palo Alto, CA www.facebook.com www.muslimchristmas.com | [email protected]

Fun movie night!!!! Description - We'll go to the Stanford Movie Theater to watch It's a Wonderful Life. This is a wonderful old theater - think deco styling, balconies and an old Wurlitzer playing fun music. The standing tradition is a showing of the Capra classic. The place will be packed, so getting tickets in advance is critical. If you are interested in joining an informal group - look for our group outside the theater about an hour before show time! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Schedule:

* Meet for Supper in downtown Palo Alto: 6:30PM
* In line for movie: About 8-ish
* Movie starts at 9PM!
* There will be a massive line for the movie so showing up on time is critical!


Muslim Christmas!
December 25, 2007, 2-9 p.m., ~2 PM Movie, ~5:00 PM Dinner
Movie @ AMC Loews Metreon 15 & IMAX, 101 Fourth Str, San Francisco, CA 94103, 415-369-6201
Dinner @ Some www.zabihah.com Restaurant San Francisco, CA (Sultan will be Closed, e-mail us suggestions!) www.facebook.com www.muslimchristmas.com | [email protected]

In various locations across the country, Muslims will gather for our holiday tradition: Movies and Halal food. There will be MUSLIM CHRISTMAS this year! We will be moving the party to the City this year for movies at the Metreon and supper in the Tandoorloin! Yes, movies and Halal food. This is at least a tradition borrowed from our brethren from cold parts of North America - those of you blessed with warmer climates may choose other activities. Muslim Christmas was formed for Muslims to have a terrific activity to enjoy on Christmas. Our only mission is to have share some good food and good times with friends. We're trying to keep the costs low and the fun quotient high! We hope you can join us! Join us for the movie or dinner or both. Everyone is responsible for purchasing their own movie tix. Dinner is a flat rate of $20/person. The consensus of the group appears to be towards one movie which will formalize closer to the date. Feel free to see any film you like, but if you want to sit with the larger group, make sure you purchase your tix in advance and join us for the group showing which will be shared on the website.

Why Go?: Adding Muslim in front of something should not automatically imply any type of holy or even Islamic connotation. Muslim Basketball is not necessarily Islamic or Un-Islamic, but where Muslims gather to play basketball. Same with Muslim Ski Trips, Muslim Fishing Trips, Muslim Film Festivals, Muslim Picnics, etc. All of these activities provide an alternative venue where Muslims can gather together to instill community amongst each other with other Muslims. Muslims are not attempting to celebrate or make into religious events Basketball, Ski Trips, Fishing Trips, Film Festivals or Christmas. They are merely gathering together to spend time with other Muslims for that particular activity/occasion. It is meant entirely to be in that perspective and nothing more religious is implied.


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PFCC 4th Annual Banquet - The Struggle for Pakistan 1857 - 2007
Dec 25, 2007, 6:00 PM (Sharp)
Chandni Restaurant, 5748 Mowry School Road, Newark, CA
TICKETS: Students: $20 Adults $50 (before 12/23/07 and after $65) VIP Tickets: $100. www.pfcc.us | [email protected] | (408) 294-0404 - FAX: 408-294-6659

MASTER OF CEREMONY: OMAR KHAN (GEO JAIZA HOST). ENTERTAINMENT: ALAMGIR (VERSATILE SINGER OF GHAZALS/POP). Dinner (No dinner will be served after 7:15 PM) - Display: Reflections & Recognitions
Student Essay Competition: $3,000 in Scholarships. Audience Contest - Prizes. TICKET: Students: $20 Adults $50 (before 12/23/07 and after $65). Limited VIP Tickets: $100. Program sells out fast - get your ticket NOW. No tickets at the door.


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ISEB Monthly Homeless Shelter Meal
First Friday of every month
Friday, January 4, 2007, 5:30 PM Sharp (First Friday of every month)
Friday, February 1, 2007, 5:30 PM Sharp (First Friday of every month)
TriCity Homeless Coalition in Fremont, 588 Brown Rd, Fremont, CA 94539 (off Warm Springs Blvd, near Mission)
Br. Mohammad Imad: [email protected]

Join a team of dedicated brothers and sisters from ISEB to practice one of the greatest principles of Islam: "Feeding The Needy", once every month (First Friday of every month).



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ISLAM: TOWARD A NEW UNDERSTANDING by STEVEN WEST, Ph.D., Instructor, Cross-Cultural Communication, UC Berkeley Extension
THURSDAY JANUARY 10, 2008, 5:30 p.m., Reception | 6:00 p.m., Program
Club office, 595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco www.commonwealthclub.org

West maintains that Islam's fundamental struggle is not with America but rather resides within Islam itself, among its many factions. He insists, moreover, that the three great Semitic religions must be inclusive and reach understanding if we are to create a safer world. West will be assisted by Tarik Bushnak, an instructor of English Literature at Cal State East Bay, and the program will be moderated by Yitzak Santis of the Jewish Community Relations Council.

$8 for Members, $15 for Non-Members | Directions to The Club. Program Organizer: Celia Menczel. Co-sponsored by the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley


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January AMILA Gathering - Imam Faheem Shuaibe, Masjid Waritheen
Saturday, January 12, 2008, Time: TBD
Location: TBD www.facebook.com | sf.amila.org | [email protected]

Potluck: Please bring a dish to share. If you do not bring a dish, please bring $7 for pizza. AMILA Gatherings are open to all.

AMILA is attempting to line up additional speakers & locations for future gatherings. If you are interested in hosting or know of a good speaker, please contact AMILA.


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CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY by MUHAMMAD YUNUS
THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 11:30 a.m., Check-in | 12:00 p.m., Program | 1:00 p.m., Book signing
Fairmont, Gold Rm., 950 Mason St., San Francisco www.commonwealthclub.org

General: $15 for Members, $30 for Non-Members; Premium: $55 for Members, $75 for Non-Members. Creator, Grameen Bank; 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Author, Creating a World Without Poverty. CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY - Finding value in some of the world's poorest communities, Yunus spearheaded the concept of microfinance to bring social responsibility to capitalism. The microfinancing methods he developed have allowed people with capital to enable others to become entrepreneurs and contributors to their communities. Bookseller: Stacey's Books. Part of A-Ha Series, sponsored by Orrick .


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7th Annual ALIM Winter Program
Friday, January 18th, 2008 through Monday January 21st, 2008
MCA Islamic Center, 3003 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95054 www.alimprogram.com
[email protected] | Majid Khan: 248 894-5426 | Sumaiyya Rahman (Registration): 630 781-7077


Theme: This year's ALIM Winter Program will critique the future of Islamic Learning and educational institutions. Some have argued that authentic Islamic thought is dying, becoming replaced by a commercialism and similar perspectives.

Instructors:
Dr. Abdul Hakim Jackson ~ Dr. Muneer Fareed ~ Imam Zaid Shakir ~ more to come inshaAllah!

Register Online!! Tuition: $125 Student, $150 Professional, $250 Couple (includes all meals, not lodging). Refund policy: Cancellations requiring refunds will be according to the following policy. Full refunds will be awarded until 12/31/07, or if your application has not been accepted . After 12/31/07, 50% of the tuition paid will be refunded. After 1/5/08 no refunds will be awarded.

Babysitting: Sat/Sun $25/child/day, Fri/Mon $15/child/day. Must pre-register for babysitting by 1/10/08. Lodging: Many hotels are available in the area. We recommend you use Priceline.com along with biddingfortravel.com to find your best deal. If you are interested sharing a room, email [email protected]

Applications: Not complete until payment and essay are complete. First come, first admitted based upon acceptance of application.

(Thank you Faisal & Zahra!)


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Awakening to the Challenges of 21st Century Afghanistan
Saturday, January 26, 2008, 10:00 am PT - 5:00 pm PT
City of Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538 www.efsr.org | [email protected] | (510) 797.4660

800th Anniversary of Rumi: East Meets West 2: Fremont World Social Forum. Join Foundation for Self-Reliance (FSR) as we continue the dialogues from East Meets West....global consciousness, immigration, education, race/ethnicity, gender and religious apartheid, and economic development...

Delicious Food ? World-Class Presenters ? Open Forum Dialogues Live Afghan Music ? Poetry Readings. Farsi and English translation headsets will be available. Complimentary admission for those who cannot pay. Limited Seating!

Afghan Keynotes and Special Guests:

~ DR. MO QAYOUMI : President, California State University East Bay and former Senior Advisor to the post-9/11 Minister of Finance in Afghanistan: The Need for a Global Perspective
~ MS. MAZARI SAFA : Deputy Minister, Technical and Policy, Ministry of Women?s Affairs, Afghanistan:Gender and Womens' Rights in Afghanistan

Additional Speakers:
~ Dr. Edna Mitchell, Professor Emerta, Mills College; Special Advisor to the Ministry of Higher Education, Afghanistan: Roses of Kabul and Poppies of Kandahar
~ Dr. Ronald Takaki, Professor, University of California Berkeley: Multicultural America
~ Dr. Ram?n Grosfoguel, Professor, University of California Berkeley: Islamophobia and Racism in the Modern/Colonial/Capitalist/Patriarc hal World-System
~ Dr. Hatem Bazian , Professor, University of California Berkeley: America's new COINTELPRO (Counterintelligence Program) directed against Arabs, Muslims and South/South East Asians
~ Dr. Saleema Waraich, Assistant Curator, South Asian Exhibit, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. This exhibit opens in October 2008 at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
~ Professor Ghafar Safa, Professor, Kabul and Balkh Universities: Roots of Violence in the Afghan Culture
~ Director Thomas E. Lorentzen, Regional Director, Region IX, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, San Francisco, California: Winds of Change: America as a Healthy Nation
~ Mr. Iqbal Tokhi and Ms. Hanifa Tokhi, Rumi Scholars: Readings from Rumi

(Thank you Rubina!)


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December AMILA Gathering - Islamic Tradition and Contemporary Muslim Society with Dr. Muneer Fareed
Saturday, December 8, 2007, 11:00 AM - 1 PM
Home of Atif Qureshi, Fremont, CA www.facebook.com | sf.amila.org
[email protected] | (925) 324-9729

With Potluck brunch at the start of our meeting. Please directly contact Atif for the address and directions. Also, it's one mile from the Fremont BART station. Potluck Brunch: Please bring a dish to share. If you do not bring a dish, please bring $7 for pizza. AMILA Gatherings are open to all.

In observance of International Human Rights Day on December 10th, this month's AMILA gathering will be focusing on the often conflicting relationship between Western human rights, the Islamic tradition, and contemporary Muslim societies. Helping us to explore this theme will be Dr. Muneer Fareed, who has called on Muslims to address glaring human rights abuses occurring throughout the world. Since his arrival in the United States in 1989, he has served the Muslim community in various capacities, including imam and scholar-in-residence for the Muslim community in Metropolitan Detroit and instructor at the ALIM Program.

Dr. Muneer Fareed is currently the Secretary General for ISNA, the Islamic Society of North America. Previously, Dr. Fareed was an associate professor of Islamic studies in the Department of Near Eastern and Asian Studies at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Fareed's fields of interest include Qur'anic Studies, Islamic Legal Reform, and Islam in the Modern World. He has authored "Legal Reform in the Muslim World: The Anatomy of a Scholarly Dispute." He holds a doctorate in Islamic Studies from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

UPCOMING AMILA EVENTS:

~Sunday, December 16, 2007 Movie: The Kite Runner, Details to follow. www.facebook.com
~Saturday, January 12, 2008 Speaker: Imam Faheem Shuaibe, Masjid Waritheen

EVENT SUMMARY: Approximately 30 attendees from all corners of the Bay Area turned out to listen to Dr. Fareed speak on Islamic Traditions and how they have been interpreted through the ages and how they are still being interpreted in modern times. While his approach was a little unorthodox, he attempted to connect with the audience by making them think how different traditions came to be in Islam and how that thinking can be applied to the current situations that Muslims face today. Delicious potluck food was brought and was shared by all. Many new faces and many familiar faces came to attend this gathering.


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Official Launch of Northern California Islamic Council (NCIC)
December 8, 2007 (6:00 pm to 10:00 pm)
SABA Center, 4415 Fortran Court, San Jose, CA 95134
www.norcalcouncil.org | [email protected]
Junaid Shaikh: (408) 674-6794, Syed Mohsin Zaidi: (650) 465-5362, Michelle Lee: [email protected], Abid Malik: [email protected]

Dear Community Member,

For past several years, local Muslim community leaders have been striving to establish a council to promote coordination and cooperation among mosques and Muslim non-profit organizations through collective consultation. Shura is an Arabic word for consultation which is rooted in the central idea that people are equal in their rights and responsibilities.

Purpose: Achieving Muslim non-profit unity and excellence through cooperation and coordination
Registration: $5 per person

Expected Audience: Imams, directors of Masajid and Muslim non-profits and community members in general.

Speakers: Muzammil Siddiqi, Hatem Bazian, Imam Aleuddin El Bakri, Shakeel Syed, Muneer Fareed, Imam Nabi Raza Abidi, Imam Tahir Anwar

The event will include presentations by members of the existing councils, a Dinner, presentations by speakers, and a resolution to establish the council.

Northern California Islamic Council is a peer-to-peer network of advice and support for Muslim non-profits with an aim to provide a united Muslim voice to the community at large. We hope that the non-binding consultation among Muslim non-profit organizations will help build trust and confidence in the light of Qur'anic verse, "?those who conduct their affairs by counsel" (43:38)

Primary goals and objectives of the council are to:

? Promote collaboration and cooperation among Muslim non-profits
? Help build consensus on issues of common interests and concerns
? Improve leadership communication and management skills
? Strengthen communities through education, empowerment and mobilization

The Mosques and Muslim organizations in Northern California serve more than half a million Muslims and the Northern California Islamic Council aspires to leverage the collective wisdom of a truly representative body with clergy and lay leaders from a very diverse Muslim community. Such a successful model already exists in the Shura Council of Southern California for over a decade. You are invited to participate and witness this historic event.

(Thank you Br. Abid!)

EVENT SUMMARY: Over 250 attendees from all corners of the Bay Area turned out to learn about the creation of the NCIC. This was the first baby step in establishing this Council. Look for upcoming news on future developments.


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OPEN Winter Quarterly Panel Series: Utilizing Offshore Services at a Startup
Thursday, December 12, 2007, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
SAP, 3410 Hillview Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Register right away at opensiliconvalley.com

Power and Perils of Building Technology Companies in Flat World: Meet CEO's and executives who are building teams without any geographical constraints. We live a world of hyper-connectedness ? Friedman?s Flat world and Tapscott?s Wikinomics are shaping the way we perceive, proceed and plough our way through the grind of business creation and operation. It is becoming clear that the modern company is a virtual and not a physical monolith. Sales, Marketing, Development are not necessarily contiguous cubicles in a building, they could and very often are spread across continents. In our Winter Quarterly Panel we will meet those pioneering CEO?s and Executives who are leading the charge in this flat-world and learn from them what are the pros, cons and ?sheer unknowns? of building businesses in a virtual monolith. What can be outsourced and what cannot? Is labor arbitrage the only reason to go across the seven seas? And many more questions.


Panelists:
Faraz Syed - CEO, Mobilecomplete
Phani Nagarjuna - CEO, Nuevorar
Ashar Aziz ? CEO, FireEye
Zulki Khan - CEO, NexLogic

Moderator: Safwan Shah - Safwan Shah is the President and CEO of Infonox. His professional career includes positions with BioServe Space Technologies, a NASA center for commercial development of space and senior management/engineering positions in various Silicon Valley companies. In 1999, he co-founded Infonox, a SaaS/enterprise software company in the financial services segment. Infonox is the market and technology leader with several Fortune 25 customers. Safwan has published several scientific papers and is a contributor towards several awarded patents. Safwan also co-founded Chowk chowk.com) in 1997 and continues to sponsor its evolution into an alternate media source for South Asians. Safwan obtained his Masters and Ph.D. from University of Colorado at Boulder. He has extensive experience in technology and business development using offshore and outsourced resources.

EVENT SUMMARY: Over 50 attendees came to learn about the benefits and pitfalls associated with offshoring services.


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BAY AREA RESOURCES & COMMUNITY CALENDARS www.atifslist.com/?page_id=45


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WHY I STARTED THIS & IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE www.atifslist.com/?page_id=4


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NOTES & DISCLAIMERS www.atifslist.com/?page_id=7


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THANK YOU FOR READING THIS E-MAIL,
Atif
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